Does anyone know where I can purchase a cardboard or foam violin for a beginning student?

Question

Thanks!

Answer 1

http://www.sharmusic.com/itemdy00.asp?T1...

Some Suzuki teachers also use margarine boxes with rulers attached.  I don't think children like these, and I use the 1/16th size in these:

http://beststudentviolins.com/violins.ht...

Answer 2

You're kidding, right? I seriously hope you're not talking about something like that to actually PLAY on... Really, I hope you're talking about a toy, and not something to seriously try to learn on...

Go to the local music store and rent an instrument for a while for the student. Toys will never be seen by a young child as anything more than what they are: toys. And as such, the kid will never take it seriously if you give them one and expect them to learn to play on it.

Answer 3

If it's a beginner i would rent one.